The Richest Guy In The Graveyard chords by Etta Jones

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G
A
F#m
C
Bm
E
Em
C#
B
Cdim

Intro 1

Woke up this morning, 't

Verse 1
G 
was a fine sunny day
D 
F#m 
A 
I said daddy please stay,
D 
C 
but he had to run away
D 
G 
Cause he was busy,
D 
G 
D 
F#m 
A 
D 
busy makin' lots of gold
Bm 
E 
So I   told him, better have some
Em 
A 
fun before you're old

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Verse 2
D 
C# 
You'll be the richest guy
C 
B 
E 
in the graveyard
A 
D 
With money in the bank
C# 
You'll be the fattest cat
C 
D 
B 
Who's stretched out flat
E 
Bm 
Em 
A 
Em 
You'll have yourself to thank
A 
D 
Now what's the good of earnin'
With no time for spendin'
G 
D 
You know you're simply headed
C# 
D 
A 
For a horizontal endin'

Verse 3
D 
C# 
C 
B 
The richest guy in the graveyard
E 
D 
So daddy won't you please slow down
F#m 
A 
D 
You'll climb the Golden
C# 
C 
B 
Gate to the graveyard
E 
A 
D 
That gate is not so great
F#m 
D 
C# 
You'll be the sleepiest creep
C 
B 
Who's six feet deep
E 
Em 
A 
You'll find it out too late
D 
I  can't imagine how you
can be a good lover
G 
D 
All wrapped around in brown
C# 
D 
With a five- ply cover
C# 
C 
B 
So take my tip and don't work hard
E 
Em 
A 
D 
Then you'll delay that graveyard drive
F#m 
D 
You'll be

Verse 4
the richest
C# 
C 
B 
guy in the graveyard
E 
A 
D 
Now just you wait and see
F#m 
A 
D 
C# 
You'll be the honest goon
C 
B 
Who ever went too soon
E 
A 
Em 
That ain't no use to me
A 
D 
I'd rather be found
On a flophouse bed
G 
D 
Then down in the ground
D 
With dirt on my head

Verse 5
D 
You'll be the richest guy
C# 
C 
Cdim 
in the graveyard
B 
E 
A 
D 
So daddy won't you hear my plea
C 
B 
E 
Do me a fa vor and please
Make out the will to me
D 
D 